It is now time to confirm your interest in ordering a Talos™ mainboard! To accurately gauge your interest in purchasing a Talos™ system, please indicate your commitment level on our response page:

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We have posted two new videos, "The World Beyond x86" and "Legacy x86 Applications on OpenPOWER™ via QEMU" to the Talos™ Secure Workstation pre-order site! The first video presents a birds-eye view of the current state of computing in relation to the major architectures currently available, and the second video demonstrates full 3D-enabled execution of multiple non-native applications using Linux and QEMU. Both videos are available using the links on the Talos™ pre-order site:

As before, it is vital to confirm your interest in pre-ordering one or more units now. We are rapidly approaching the final decision deadline, at which time we will determine if Talos™ is able to be released for pre-order. We invite you to consider a future where average users can either choose to use completely outdated hardware manufactured in the late 2000s, or be forced to license unalterable, unauditable, and wholly non-free software to perform even basic computing and communications tasks. If projects such as Talos™ are not financially supported, this future is likely to become a permanent reality. We need your support to avoid this! Do your part: commit to purchasing a Talos™ unit from the initial run. You will be helping to grow the only performant, open, and modern processor ecosystem currently available!

When pre-orders are taken, payment will be split between a down payment at order placement and a final payment prior to shipment. The total cost for a Talos™ Secure Workstation starter kit will be $2,700 USD. The package will include the Talos™ mainboard, a heatsink for the POWER8 processor, and an I/O plate for the Talos™ mainboard. The lowest cost CPU (130W TDP, 8 cores) will be available for $1,000 USD. If you need higher performance, other CPU options will be available at multiple price points, including the highest-performing 190W 12-core variant for demanding workloads.

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